It Takes Heroes to Make Heroes - Blizzard on Fortune Magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work

Blizzard celebrated their placement on Fortune Magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For with a special office photo with a drone! This is the fourth year Blizzard has been on the list, ranking at 84 most recently.\r\rSenior Cinematic Artist David Luong piloted his drone for the photo!\r\r\r\rA companion article about Blizzard Entertainment recently was published in Forbes. Here's an excerpt:\r\r\rStep inside the campus, walk along the concrete path from the entrance, and you will quickly confront an ax-wielding, wolf-riding Orc, its grimace frozen by the fury of an endless battle. Step through a door only to stare up at a faceless archangel known as Tyrael, hovering 14 feet in the air with sword in hand to protect humanity from the forces of Hell. Beyond this seraph, past the Sanctuary and the Zen Den and down a long and dark corridor, is the Library. It is here, behind portals of iron and wood and among rows and rows of books and games, where you will meet the Loremasters\u2014the men and women tasked with protecting and passing on the stories of this kingdom for a new generation. They await you with hands clasped, seated around a large wooden table.\r\rThe people of the realm are quick to tell you that they are happy here. The perpetual sun and the palms help, no doubt. And the ubiquitous presence of their great warriors\u2014the towering statues of game characters that stand at the entrance to many campus buildings\u2014is most welcome. But it\u2019s the daily freedom it affords that keeps most people from uprooting and finding work elsewhere. Passion is rewarded, creative discourse is encouraged, and excellence is paramount. \u201cHonestly, one of the things I\u2019m most proud of about Blizzard culture is that disagreeing is okay,\u201d says Mike Morhaime, who co-established the Blizzard kingdom in 1991. \u201cA really good culture actually encourages healthy debate.\u201d Nate Nanzer, the commissioner of the Overwatch League, a professional e-sports association, agrees. \u201cYou are here because you\u2019re great, and you\u2019re expected to do great things and be an active voice in what we\u2019re building,\u201d he proclaims.\r\r\r

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Комментарий от Azurai

on 2018-03-06T16:43:52-06:00

That's cool for a small indie company.

Комментарий от LegendaryDross

on 2018-03-06T17:22:46-06:00

I work for a company that's been on that list since its inception. I can't speak for Blizzard, but the list is just PR and has no reflection on the quality of your day to day work life. At least half of the rating comes from what the executives themselves say about the company. Nonetheless, congrats to Blizzard.

Комментарий от imadwr

on 2018-03-06T17:32:04-06:00

\u00bfWhy they are not working? this will cost us a raid tier! >:(

Комментарий от MindGames96

on 2018-03-06T19:34:11-06:00

to work for? to work the corner? to what?

Комментарий от hostile

on 2018-03-06T20:59:39-06:00

I work for a company that's been on that list since its inception. I can't speak for Blizzard, but the list is just PR and has no reflection on the quality of your day to day work life. At least half of the rating comes from what the executives themselves say about the company. Nonetheless, congrats to Blizzard.

Speak for yourself. My company debuted at 100 four years ago and has steadily risen up the rankings each year since. We are in the top 20 for 2018. And my company is actually a great place to work.

As for the ratings coming from CEOs, lolwut? Employees from the companies are take the surveys.

Комментарий от LegendaryDross

on 2018-03-07T05:12:52-06:00

As for the ratings coming from CEOs, lolwut? Employees from the companies are take the surveys.

Yeah... that's not what I said. A handful of employees are chosen at random to take a survey. The survey is only one part of the ranking.